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How to Make a Healthy Chocolate Dessert

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How to Make a Healthy Chocolate Dessert

How to Make a Healthy Chocolate Dessert

Yup, you heard it right. But now you will ask dessert and healthy…is that even possible? And the answer to that is.. yes. Indeed! :)

We are all becoming health conscious and hence have to sacrifice lot of yummies which are full of sugars specially sweets like gulab jamun (slurp!), malpua, dhodha etc etc…the list is endless. And with Diwali around the corner the danger that the fat in these sweets might get piled up on our bodies becomes double. Even the chocolates available in the market these days is loaded with sugars. And has less amount of cocoa which is full of minerals.

If you love chocolates you would know that dangerous-once-in-a-while craving we get for brownies, cakes and truffles. I just love mud chocolate-anything :P And so thought of finding a way out. And that way must have healthy fats and natural sugar (I hardly use the normal sugar anymore, yay!).

I love anything that is creative in nature be it fashion, makeup, art or recipe. So I keep thinking of ways in which I can combine ingredients that I love and crave keeping the health meter in mind :P And hence I came out with this recipe. Hope you would enjoy it as much as I did! Without further ado below are the ingredients and how they can be beautifully combined to yield a healthy dessert J

Ingredients:

½ cup good quality big almonds

2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Wikifield’s)

2 tbsp coconut crumble (Dry powder that is easily available, fresh coconut might decrease the shelf life)

10-15 raisins (Kishmish)

3 de-seeded dates

A drop of vanilla essence

A pinch of sea salt

Method:  Just place all the ingredients above in mixer jar and grind, grind, grind. Easy peasy, isn’t it?

Once you are done with grinding take the mixture in your palms. Press it and roll out to make 1 inch balls. You can pop one right away or refrigerate for 30 mins and serve it to your cravings ;)

How to Make a Healthy Chocolate Dessert

You can even roll these balls in coconut crumbles for an added flavor or can add few walnuts while grinding.

Now that we are all happy bunnies, let us take a look at the nutrition value.

Almonds – Contains about 26% carbohydrates (12% dietary fiber, 6.3% sugars, 0.7% starch and the rest miscellaneous carbohydrates).They are very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. About 20 percent of raw almond is high quality protein, a third of which are essential amino acids. An ounce of almonds contains 12% of necessary daily protein. They are also rich in dietary fiber, B vitamins, essential minerals and monounsaturated fat and phytosterols.  It is also a good source of Riboflavin, Magnesium and Manganese.

Cocoa powder – Cocoa powder contains several minerals including calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc.

Coconut – It is low in Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a very good source of Dietary Fiber. But consumption should be limited as it is high in saturated fat.

Raisins – Raisins can contain up to 72% sugars by weight, most of which is fructose and glucose. They also contain about 3% protein and 3.7%–6.8% dietary fiber. They are high in certain antioxidants , vitamin C content,  low in sodium and contain no cholesterol. Among individuals with mild increases in blood pressure, the routine consumption of raisins (three times a day) may significantly lower blood pressure, especially when compared to eating other common snacks.

Dates – They are very nutritious with high GI (Glycemic Index – the rate at which food converts into energy in body).  They provide a wide range of essential nutrients, and are a very good source of dietary potassium. It consists of sugar, protein, fiber, and trace elements including boron, cobalt, copper, fluorine, magnesium, manganese, selenium, and zinc. The glycemic index for three different varieties of dates are 35.5 (khalas), 49.7 (barhi) and 30.5 (bo ma’an).

Sea Salt – It is more natural than rock / table salt. I have switched my normal namak with this, also called sendha namak which we use in our fasts.

That is it. Go indulge :P

Until next time take care!

Tara

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Tara Agrawal

Fitness & health freak who is creative and who believes in holistic health
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